20 Ways to Tame Your Inner Critic

20 Ways to Tame Your Inner Critic

“Out of the night that covers me, black as the pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be for my unconquerable soul.” These words from William Ernest Henley’s poem, “Invictus,” resonate with the essence of the human spirit. They remind...
How to Achieve Self-Actualisation

How to Achieve Self-Actualisation

“What a man can be, he must be. This need we call self-actualisation.” – Abraham Maslow. If only achieving self-actualisation was as simple as taking a course over the weekend or enrolling on an online education course. It would be good if we could obtain...
How to Derive More Pleasure from Your Daily Life

How to Derive More Pleasure from Your Daily Life

“Happiness is a deep sense of flourishing, not a mere pleasurable feeling or feeling emotion but an optimal state of being.” – Matthieu Richard. Close your eyes and visualise perfect joy for a second. It might be enjoying a lovely day in the sun while revelling...
How to Quell Life’s Desires and Be Happier

How to Quell Life’s Desires and Be Happier

“I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than in attempting to satisfy them.” – John Stuart Mill. If you have an interest in personal development or not, we all tend to read or hear something about pursuing our dreams and...
How to Use Stress For Your Advantage

How to Use Stress For Your Advantage

“Stress should be a powerful driving force, not an obstacle.” ―Bill Phillips Stress doesn’t necessarily always have to be terrible; we often just have a tendency to think of it that way. Stress can be a necessary component of moving forward in life, getting...
How to Be More Decisive

How to Be More Decisive

“Decisiveness is a characteristic of high-performing men and women. Almost any decision is better than no decision at all.” – Brian Tracy. At one point or another, everyone has experienced decisional paralysis. If you have to make too many decisions, even minor...